Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder following cytomegalovirus reactivation in a lung recipient

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 May;58(5):251-4. doi: 10.1007/s11748-009-0526-x. Epub 2010 May 7.

Abstract

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a life-threatening complication after lung transplantation, for which several risk factors including pretransplant seronegativity for Epstein-Barr virus are known. However, the impact of cytomegalovirus on PTLD remains to be determined. Here, we describe a case of Epstein-Barr virus-associated polymorphic PTLD that developed shortly after treatment for cytomegalovirus reactivation in a lung transplant recipient who was preoperatively seropositive for both cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / administration & dosage
  • Biopsy
  • Cytomegalovirus / pathogenicity*
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / drug therapy
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / virology*
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / diagnosis
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / drug therapy
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / virology*
  • Ganciclovir / administration & dosage
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / pathogenicity*
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects
  • Lung Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / diagnosis
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / drug therapy
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / virology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vidarabine / administration & dosage
  • Virus Activation*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Vidarabine
  • Ganciclovir